Samira Mian
Islamic Geometry
Weekend Workshops
Cass Art Manchester
11 to 5pm Saturday
30 July - Ottoman Patterns, £50
* 3 places left*
11.30 to 2.30pm Sundays
31 July - A Pattern from Turkey, £25
* 1 place left*
Book any two or more places: 20% off!
More dates to follow in 2023
Artwork by a participant on the Sunday Minbar of Saladin Workshop
Artwork by a participant on the Sunday Moroccan Pattern workshop
Artwork by a participant on the Saturday Moroccan & Andalusian Pattern workshop
Choose your preferred dates or the 20% off multi buy option from the drop down menu.
Whether you come to the one day Saturday or half day Sunday workshops, the principle of what we'll do remains the same: We draw layers of lines and circles step by step using a compass and straight edge and create a complex underlying grid. From this a beautiful pattern emerges. We outline, trace and transfer the pattern to watercolour paper, to be decorated using watercolour pencils & paints.
In our full day Saturday workshops, we'll explore a few patterns before choosing the one(s) that will be brought to life with colour. On Sundays, we will take one pattern through the stages to complete a colourful piece in watercolours.
The patterns created will be different for all workshop, So you can attend one or both of the weekend dates and learn something different each and every time. Each weekend will have a theme to allow us to gain greater insight in that particular era, location or family of patterns. Each time we'll journey back in time to a different part of the Islamic Lands to celebrate the intellect of the unknown artists and geometers who created such beauty.
All the workshops are suitable for participants aged 14+, no experience is needed and all resources & materials are provided. A pack of watercolour, tracing and drawing paper is given to each participant, with spare papers to take home. A step by step PDF guide for the patterns created in the workshop is also emailed to every participant. Maximum capacity of 12, so please book your place in advance using the PayPal button. Any questions, feel free to contact me. All bookings receive a confirmation by email, please be sure your check your PayPal account email address junk mail or spam folder.
CANCELLATION POLICY :
If more than 14 days in advance of the workshop: A full refund or transfer to an equivalent workshop on an alternative date.
If 7 to 14 days in advance of the workshop: I can transfer your place to an equivalent workshop on an alternative date.
Less than 7 days in advance of the workshop: I’m afraid I am unable to offer a refund nor transfer to an equivalent workshop on an alternative date. I appreciate that sometimes unforeseen circumstances may mean that you can’t attend, so please do consider sending along a friend to take your place. I would need their name and contact details prior to the workshop.

GIfting a workshop place to a loved one is easy. Book a place or multiple places at any of the venue that suits you. Then let me know by email that it's a gift, who it's for and any personal message. I can then create a bespoke gift card PDF for you to email or print and post to your loved one. If you're not sure of dates. Pick any future date and I can arrange as needed with either you or your loved one.
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Preorder your "Perfect for Geometry" square notebooks for deliver in March 2022!
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The Art Space, Cass Art Manchester, 55-57 Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JR